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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



INSTALLATION CEREMONY 



FOR 



. SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS 

UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE 

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SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE 



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Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 




COLUMBUS, O. 

PUBLISHED BY THE SOVEREIGN GKAND LODGE OF THE 

I. O . O. F. 

1889. 



MS i o i f 
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by the 

Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. 



JOHN MEOOLE & SON, 
NEW YORK. 



This Installation Ceremony for Subordinate Encampments of the 
I. O. O. F., was adopted at the Annual Session of the Sovereign 
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at the city of 
Oolumbus, State of Ohio, U. S. A., on the twenty-first day of Septem- 
ber, Anno Domini, 1889, and year of the Order the seventy-first. At 
this session there were present : 

Officers of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. 

Rev. J. W. VENABLE.Gr. Chaplain. 
JOHN H. ALBIN . . Grand Marshal. 



JOHN C. UNDER WOOD. Grand Sire. 
CHAS. M. BUSBEE.. Deputy Gr. Sire. 
THEO. A ROSS. . ..Grand Secretary. 
ISAAC A. SHEPPARD.Gr. Treasurer. 
ALLEN JENCKES. .Assist. G. Sec'ry. 



JOHN U. PERKINS. .Gr. Guardian. 
W. H. FRAZIER .Grand Messenger. 



Representatives of State Grand Lodges. 



WM. H. McINTOSH... 
HAL. C. AVE AVER.... 
WM. WILKERSON.... 

H. S. COLEMAN 

A. S. JETT 

WILLIAM McCOLL . 
JAS. G. MAGUIRE. . . 
R. H. LLOYD. 
ALBERT E. GIPSON. 
CHAS. E. WALDO . . . 
BRADLEY S. KEITH. 
RALPH BURNHAM . 
ABBOTT G. SMITH . . 
HARVEY J. RICE. .., 

ALEX. GUTHRIE 

HIRAM REEDY 

JOHN RATH 

MARK D. BRAINARD 

ERED. A. STIER 

N. C. PETTIT . . . 
JOHN B. GOODWIN 
CHAS. H. DORSETT. 

tf. H. FORNEY 

ALF. ORENDORFF ... 
JAMES R. MILLER... 
A. N. GRANT. 
L. T. MICHENER 
GEORGE WHIPPLE. . 
JAMES K. POWERS.. 

D. B. LONG 

J. T. McMILLEN 

JOHN P. PHISTER... 

R. G. ELLIOTT 

LEWIS GRAHAM... 
ROBERT HOCKIN.... 
BENJ. BREMNER ... 
GEORGE W. GOSS. . . 
HENRY C. BAGLEY . 
CHAS. D. ANDERSON 
JAS. D. CONKLIN.... 



Alabama. 

Arizona. 
. Arkansas. 

.British Col. 
. California. 

. Colorado. 

.Connecticut. 

. Dakota. 

. Delaware. 

. Denmark. 
Dist. Colum. 

Florida. 

Georgia. 
u 

Idaho. 
Illinois. 

CI 

Indiana. 
Iowa. 
Kansas. 
Kentucky. 

Louisiana. 

Lower Prov. 
h 

Maine. 
ii 

Manitoba. 



JOHN M JONES 

J. F. PLUMMER, Jr... 
ROBT. W. TABER ... 
ED. L. PILSBURY 
SILAS S. FALL ASS.. 
GEORGE M. DEWEY. 

J. C. COCKBURN 

E. A KELLY 

WM. M. STRICKLAND 

E. M. SLOAN 

ED. WILKERSON 

JACOB LOEB 

JOHN P. McCABE . . . 
JOS. S. HOAGLAND.. 
GEO. H. CUTTING... 

BENJ. CURLER 

C. E. MACK 

JOHN A. GLIDDEN. . . 

WM. 0. FOLSOM 

AUG. GRASSMANN... 

WM. H. ISZARD 

\. C. SLOAN 

GEO. W. DILKS 

JOHN W. STEBBINS., 
WM. A. BOBBITT ... 
JAMES H. CORDON... 
J. N. VAN DEMAN ... 

CHAS. L. YOUNG 

H. ROBERTSON 

CL. T. CAMPBELL. . 

R ALEXANDER 

FRED. W. HENDLEY. 
ROBT. E. WRIGHT... 
FRANCIS M. RE A.... 

J. J. REED 

J. A. FINLAYSON. . . . 
WM. R. DUTEMPLE.. 

E H. LINCOLN 

GERHARD RIECKE 
C. IMFELD 



, Maryland. 

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Massach'tts. 

Michigan 

Minnesota. 

Mississippi. 
Missouri. 

, Montana. 
ii 

Nebraska. 

Nevada. 

N.Hamps're. 
•i 

New Jersey. 
ii 

New Mexico. 
New York. 

4 4 

N. Carolina. 

Ohio. 

Ontario. 

i 4 

Oregon. 

Pennsyl'nia. 

Quebec. 

4 4 

Rhode Isl'nd 

S Carolina. 
Switzerland. 



REVISION OF RITUAL. 



Representatives of State Grand Lodges — Continued. 



JAS. G. AYDELOTT... Tennessee. 
A. F. DAVIS 

C. R. GIBSON Texas. 

H. WAGENFUHR •« 

ENOS D. HOGE Utah. 

WM. D. WILSON Vermont. 

H. W. HALL 

D. A. BUCHER Virginia. 



JAS. B. BLANKS Virginia. 

WM. R. DUNBAR, Washington. 

JOHN V. MEEKER... 

A. F. LANG W. Virginia. 

GEO. M. FOUGHT.... 

GEO. B. KIDDER Wisconsin. 

T. K. DUNN 

W. L. KUYKEND ALL. Wyoming. 



Representatives of State Grand Encampments. 



JOHN P. SPENCE.... Alabama. 
J. B. FRIEDHEIM .... Arkansas. 
JAMES F. CROSETT.. California. 

A. R. LORD 

N. J. BRADLEY Colorado. 

CHARLES D. COBB.. 

ISAAC H. COE Connecticut. 

WM. H COX 

JOHN T. WOOLLEY. .Dakota. 
GEO. C. MORTON. . . .Delaware. 
OLIVER DUFOUR. . . .Dist. Colum. 
THOS. C. WATSON... Florida. 

C. A ROBBE Georgia. 

MONTIE B. GWINN.. Idaho. 
CHAS. F. PRICKETT. Illinois. 

W. H. CROCKER " 

ANDREW S. MILICE. .Indiana. 

J. B. KENNER " 

WM. T. HOLMES Iowa. 

J. T. ABBOTT " 

ALEXANDER LECK. .Kansas. 

S. H. KELSEY " 

T. J. ATKINS Kentucky. 

WM. REINECKE 

JOSEPH VOEGTLE... Louisiana. 
L. P. WOODBURY . . . .Maine. 
JOS. S. GILLIATT.... " 

GEORGE W. LEE Maryland. 

JAMES H. DOWNS.... 

F. E. MERRIMAN....Massachu'tts 

JOHN P. LORING 

EDWIN H. WHITNEY.Michigan. 

ANDREW HARSHAW. 

ROBERT STRATTON.. Minnesota. 



D. C. ESTES Minnesota. 

JOHN ROWZEE Mississippi. 

J. F. GMELICH Missouri. 

T. B GANNAWAY .. 
WILLDEN PINKHAM.Montana. 

F. B. BRYANT Nebraska. 

J. J. BAIRD Nevada. 

TRUMAN SMITH ....N. Hamp're. 

WM. H. LAMPREY.... 

J. BARTON SMITH. . .New Jersey. 

SAM'LN. ROCKHILL. 

JACOB DILCHER . . . .New York. 

JOHN G. DEUBERT.. 

R. B. KERNER ....... N. Carolina. 

WILLIAM S. BELL. . .Ohio. 
FRANKLIN ELLIS... " 

FRANCIS RAE Ontario. 

FRANK RIDDELL 
GEORGE H. CHANCE. Oregon. 
ALFRED SLACK .... Pennsyl'nia. 
M. RICH. MUCKLE. .. 
GEORGE W. BROWN. Rhode Isl'nd 

JAMES A. DAVIS 

JOS. L. WEAKLEY . . .Tennessee. 
FRED. CARLETON. . .Texas. 

ALEX. ROGERS Utah. 

JULIAN H. JONES... Vermont. 
A. B. BOWERING . . . .Virginia. 

Le F. A. SHAW Washington. 

JACOB SIMPSON W. Virginia. 

J. H. WOODNORTH.. Wisconsin. 

RICHARD HOE 

LEOPOLD KABIS . . Wyoming. 



Past Grand Sires of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. 

JAMES B. NICHOLSON, Pennsylvania. 
JAMES P. SANDERS, New York. 
JOHN H. WHITE, 



Sixty-Fifth Annual Communication of the 
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE 

of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 

Columbus, Ohio, September 21, 1889. 

Rep. Sloan, of Missouri, from the Special Committee 
on Public Installation of Officers of Subordinate En- 
campments and Revising Ceremony for the Installation 
of Encampments, made the following report, which 
was adopted : 

To the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows : 
Your Special Committee, to whom were referred the reports of the 
Committees on "Public Installation of Officers of Subordinate En- 
campments," and "Bevising Ceremony for the Installation of En- 
campments," appointed at the last session of this Body, respectfully 
report having carefully considered the same, and recommend the 
adoption of the form, hereto attached, submitted by Beps. Merri- 
man, Glidden, and Woodbury, with the following resolution : 

Resolved, That in view of the fact that D. D. Grand Patriarchs of 
Subordinate Grand Jurisdictions are not permitted to have Subor- 
dinate Encampment Bituals, which contain the Degree Work and the 
Installation, that the Installation Ceremonies be printed in book form, 
such book to contain nothing except the Installation W 7 ork and Dia- 
grams, and which shall be furnished to Subordinate Grand Juris- 
dictions at a price to be determined, in order that the several D. D. 
Grand Patriarchs may have an opportunity to learn or memorize the 
Work of Installation. 

Bespectfully submitted, 

E. M. SLOAN, 
E. H. LINCOLN, 
EDWIN L. PILSBUBY. 



No Public Installation shall take place unless the same is authorized 
by the Grand Encampment under whose jurisdiction the Subordinate 
exists. Public Installations must be conducted by one or more of the 
elected officers of the Grand Encampment, or a District Deputy 
Grand Patriarch, and the form prescribed by the Sovereign Grand 
Lodge must be used. 

Should the Grand Patriarch be present and officiate, the Instal- 
lation will be said to be in "Ample Form.*' If conducted by a Dis- 
trict Deputy Grand Patriarch, in " Regular Form.'" If conducted by 
any Past Grand Officer, it shall be in "Form.'" All Grand Officers 
pro tern, will be designated by the office they represent. 

The officer officiating for the Grand Patriarch, in his absence, will 
be addressed by his own proper title; any other Grand Officer pro tern. ,, 
who may be appointed by the Installing Officer, will be designated by 
the office he represents. 

The Installing Officer may invite a Canton, or a number of Chevaliers, 
to act as his escort, when visiting an Encampment for the purpose of 
performing the Installation Work. 



INSTALLATION CEREMONY 

FOR 

Subordinate Encampments, 1, 0. 0. F. 



The Installing Officers shall consist of the following, either in per- 
son, or their representatives : 

Grand Patriarch, Grand High Priest, Grand Senior Warden, Grand 
Scribe, Grand Treasurer, Grand Junior Warden, Grand Sentinel, and 
a Deputy Grand Sentinel. Only P. C. P's, and P. H. P's as may 
have been provided by local law, shall be eligible to perform these 
ceremonies as representatives of the elected Grand Officers. The In- 
stallation Ceremony shall have precedence over all routine or other 
business of a Subordinate Encampment after opening. 

The Grand Junior Warden shall announce his pr es- 
sence at the inner door by * The Inside Sen- 
tinel shall demand : — Who comes here ? 

Grand Junior Warden. The Grand Junior Warden 
of the Grand Encampment of 

Inside Sentinel. {To Chief Patriarch.) Chief Patri- 
arch, the Grand Junior Warden of 

Chief Patriarch. Admit him. 

[The Grand Junior Warden shall be met at the inner door by the 
Junior Warden of the Encampment, who shall escort him into and 
out of the Encampment. The Grand Junior Warden having entered 
in due form, shall make the following announcement:] 

* At a Public Installation the alarm shall be omitted. 

7 



8 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

Grand Junior Warden. Chief Patriarch, I am di- 
rected to inform you that (A. B.) Grand Patriarch (or 
District Deputy Grand Patriarch), of the jurisdiction 

of attended by a delegation of Grand Officers, 

is in waiting for the purpose of installing the officers 
of this Encampment; and lam directed to ascertain 
whether they have been duly elected, and are free from 
all charges on the books of the Encampment, pecuniary 
or otherwise; to ask if the Charter of the Encampment 
is in the Encampment-room; to inquire if the term 
reports have been made out, and, together with the 
term dues, forwarded to the Grand Scribe;* and to 
notify you that he is now ready to proceed with the 
ceremonies. 

Chief Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
present my compliments to (A. B.) Grand Patriarch 
(or District Deputy Grand Patriarch), and assure him 
it is with great pleasure I learn of his visitation for 
official purposes; inform him that the officers for the 
ensuing term have been duly elected, and are free from 
all charges on the books of the Encampment; that the 
Charter is in the Encampment-room; that the term 
reports and dues have been forwarded to the Grand 
Scribe, and that the Encampment is now ready to re- 
ceive him. 

[Grand Junior Warden retires, attended to the inner door by the 
Junior Warden.] 

* In case the report and dues have not been forwarded, the Install- 
ing Officer may, upon satisfactory evidence that they have been in- 
closed in an envelope sealed, directed to the Grand Scribe and 
stamped, consider them in transit, and proceed with the Installation. 



DIAGRAM I. 



(DOOR ) 



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G. P. 

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(ANTE-BOOM.) 
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SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. 11 

Chief Patriarch. Junior Warden; you will pre- 
pare for the reception of the Grand Patriarch (or Dis- 
trict Deputy Grand Patriarch), and delegation of 
Grand Officers. 

Junior Warden. Guards of the Tent: fall in! 

[Junior Warden places the Guards of Tent at the inner door with 
Wands crossed. The Installing Officers shall form before entering as 
shown in] 

DIAGRAM I. 

The inner door being opened, the Grand Junior Warden shall 
announce : 

Grand Junior Warden. The Officers of the Grand 
Encampment of 

[As the Grand Officers enter, the Junior Warden takes position 
on the left of the Grand Junior Warden (at X, Diagram I), and leads 
the left file, until the Grand Officers, by file right and left, form a line 
across the hall, the Grand Patriarch in the center. He then resumes 
his station in the Encampment. The Guards of Tent [with Wands 
crossed over the Grand Officers as they enter] fall in at the rear 
of the Grand Patriarch [or District Deputy Grand Patriarch], and 
when the Installing Officers have formed the line, the Guards of 
Tent march to their stations. * Addressing the Chairs by the Grand 
Officers follows, when the Grand Junior Warden, advancing two 
paces to the front, says :J 

Grand Junior Warden. The Grand Patriarch (or 
District Deputy Grand Patriarch), and accompanying 

Grand Officers. 

[*Honors of the Order should now be given. The Grand Patriarch 
(or District Deputy Grand Patriarch) advancing two paces, and in 
line with the Grand Junior Warden, proceeds as follows :] 

* At a Public Installation the "Addressing of the Chairs " and " Honors of the Order " 
must be omitted. 



12 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

Grand Patriarch. Chief Patriarch, attended by 
a, delegation of Grand Officers, I appear here for the 
purpose of ascertaining whether your term reports 
and dues have been properly forwarded, and to induct 
into their several chairs the officers of this Encamp- 
ment. Having found that your term reports and dues 
have been forwarded to the Grand Scribe, you will 
now direct that the present officers vacate their stations 
to the Grand Officers, and, as a recognition of your 
services in this Encampment, you will take rank as a 
Past Chief Patriarch, which is a most honorable dis- 
tinction among your brethren. The High Priest will 
take rank and honor as provided for one who has faith- 
fully served as such officer. 

Chief Patriarch. Officers of Encampment, 

you will surrender your chairs to the Grand Officers. 

[While the Encampment officers are vacating their chairs, and 
clothing themselves in proper regalia, the Grand Junior Warden 
escorts the Grand Patriarch (or District Deputy Grand Patriarch) to 
the Chief Patriarch's chair, and takes his position at the Junior 
Warden's station. The Grand Patriarch continues :] 

Grand Patriarch. The delegation of Grand Officers 
will assume the duties of their office. 

[Each Grand Officer takes his station without escort, and the 
Grand Patriarch seats the Eacampment.] 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden, you will 
prepare for installation by ascertaining whether the 
Holy Bible, Rituals,* Regalia, and Jewels of Office, the 
Crooks, Swords, and Wands are in their proper places; 

* When the Installation is public, the word Rituals must be omitted. 



DIAGRAM II. 



Grand Patriarch. 



C. P. 



• • • • • • 

H. P. S. W. Sc. Tr. J. W. G. J. W. 



Grand Senior Warden. 



(door.) 



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SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. 15 

after which you will retire to the ante-room with the 
elected officers, ascertain if each is qualified for the 
office to which he has been elected, and then present 
them to this station. 

[In retiring with the elected officers the Grand Junior Warden 
takes position on the side of the center of the hall fronting, and 
to the left of the Grand Patriarch, and directs the elected officers to 
form on his left, and after addressing the Grand Patriarch proceeds to 
the ante-room, and informs himself as to their qualifications. 

[The elected officers return to the Encampment hall, escorted 
by the Grand Junior Warden, in single rank, and in the following 
order : Junior Warden. Treasurer, Financial Scribe, Recording Scribe, 
Senior Warden, High Priest, Chief Patriarch, and are conducted to 
a position as shown by 

DIAGRAM II. 

[As they march slowly around the room, the following ode may be 
sung, members standing :] 

AIR.— "Aniioch." 

We come, to greet this chosen band, 

With joyful glad acclaim; 
Who in response to our demand, 

Appear in Friendship's name. 

Our Chief, our Wardens, one and all, 

With Love in every heart, 
Have come, in answer to our call, 

To fill each chosen part. 

We hail them now, and offer here, 

In Truth to each our love; 
And hope our aid, their hearts may cheer, 

And they may worthy prove. 

Should Friendship, Love, and Truth but deign, 

Each Patriarch to guide, 
Good feeling in our midst will reign, 

And peace with us abide. 



1 6 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand Patriarch (such officer 

rising) ; the elected Officers of Encampment, No. 

. . . , for Installation. I present them duly qualified 
for the offices to which they have been elected. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarchs; you have been selected 
from among your brethren for most honorable dis- 
tinction, and I have the assurance that you are fully 
qualified for the duties before you. You are each to 
take an active part in Initiating, Advancing, and Ex- 
alting those who are to stand side by side with you in 
the Encampment; and many of them will soon be 
found actively engaged in its work, — practicing and 
exemplifying its principles, As their first impressions 
of Encampment Odd Fellowship will be received from 
you, let your conduct on all occasions and under all 
circumstances, teach them that the mission of the Sub- 
ordinate Lodge is here continued and intensified in its 
ardor and beneficence. Gentlemanly and dignified de- 
portment should be your constant aim. He who knocks 
at yonder door for additional lessons in the mysteries 
of our Order, founded as it is on the eternal attributes 
of Friendship, Love, and Truth, should never, by any 
act of yours, have his Faith dimmed, his Hope cloud- 
ed, or his Charity impaired, while passing step by step 
into the profound teachings of our institution; nor will 
he, if you are true to the work committed to your care, 
and faithful in the exercise of your official duties. 

Let me impress upon you the necessity of per- 
fection in whatever work or station you may permit 
yourselves to assume. Each of you can judge of his own 



SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. 17 

capabilities; and surely the advancement and pros- 
perity of your Encampment ought not to be em- 
barrassed through any inability on your part to per- 
form the duties incumbent on you in the office to which 
your brethren may have elevated you. Your own 
sense of your unfitness — if unfortunately you are un- 
fitted — should prompt you to remove such obstruction 
at once. 

Your duties well performed will make others am- 
bitious to emulate or excel you. Whatever you do, 
let it be done cheerfully, promptly, and effectively. 
Acquaint yourselves fully with the requirements of the 
Constitution, By-laws, and General Regulations of our 
Order, so that you may be safely guided to success in 
the administration of the affairs of the Encampment. 

Chief Patriarch elect, while your associate officers 
will undoubtedly render you their fullest assistance, 
yet the responsibility of the concerns of this Encamp- 
ment rests largely with you, and you will be held to 
strict accountability as its representative head. Your 
own perception of the fitness of things, and the fact 
that your brethren have exalted you to the highest 
office in the Encampment, should so fully impress you 
with your duties that none of them will be neglected. 
Grand Junior Warden; you will conduct the officers 
elect to a position facing the Grand High Priest, and 
present to me for installation the Chief Patriarch elect. 

[The Grand Junior Warden will Eight Face the Officers elect, and 
conduct them to the side of the hall opposite the Grand High Priest, 
as shown in 



18 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 



DIAGRAM III. 

[When in position, the Grand Junior Warden proceeds by rear 
of the line of elected Officers to the Chief Patriarch elect, and escorts 
him to, and in front of, the Grand Patriarch.] 

Grand Junior Warden, Grand Patriarch; in com- 
pliance with your request I present to you Patriarch 
A. B., whom the Patriarchs of this Encampment have 
chosen as their Chief. 

Grand Patriarch. Chief Patriarch elect, I con- 
gratulate you upon your elevation to the highest office 
in this Encampment. Consider the heavy responsi- 
bility of office which now rests upon you ! It is easy 
to accept official position. It is hard indeed to fulfill 
its demands. Many a brother has reached this station, 
having the full confidence of his brethren, yet lament- 
ably failed when the crucial test came. Mistaken con- 
fidence has elevated many a man to a position of 
renown who proved himself, in no small degree, 
incompetent. But, my Brother Patriarch, I have been 
assured that you have often been tried and never 
found wanting. Such a character among one's as- 
sociates is cause for rejoicing; and we do rejoice, and 
are exceeding glad at your commendable attainments 
in Odd Fellowship. He who has gained the supreme 
confidence of his fellow-men is in duty bound to main- 
tain it. Let me admonish you to observe the Laws, 
Rules, and Regulations of our Order from this time 
forward with double diligence. You will now be 
required to take a solemn obligation for the faithful 



DIAGRAM III. 



Grand Patriarch. 



• • — 

C. P. GJ. W. 



GO 
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M 

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W 

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Grand Senior Warden 



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(doob.) 



SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. 21 

performance of these duties; for which purpose you 
will place your right hand on your left breast, say I, 
pronounce your name, and repeat after me : 

[Calls up Encampment.] 

I, (A .... B ,) in the presence of these as- 
sembled brethren, and fully conscious of the duties re- 
quired of me, in the office into which I am about to be 
installed, do solemnly declare, promise, and avow, that 
I will support and maintain the Constitution and By- 
laws of this Encampment, the Constitution, By-laws, 
and Regulations of the Grand Encampment of this 
jurisdiction, and of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows; that I will not 
recognize or admit within this Encampment of Odd 
Fellows any person who has not been admitted, ad- 
vanced, and exalted in a regularly constituted En- 
campment of Patriarchs; that I will not admit, ad- 
vance, or exalt any candidate not duly qualified and in 
accordance with the regulations of this Order of Odd 
Fellows. I furthermore promise and declare, that I will 
not add to or take from, change or abridge the forms, 
ceremonies, charges, or instructions, written or unwrit- 
ten, belonging to Patriarchal Odd Fellowship, nor al- 
low, cause, or permit it to be done by others if I can 
prevent it. And I furthermore promise, that I will 
endeavor, to the utmost of my power, to conform to 
the established usages and ceremonies of this Order ; 
act impartially in all matters which shall properly 
come before me, as Chief of this Encampment, and 
promote its welfare and interests to the extent of my 



22 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

ability. To the true and faithful performance of this r 
my obligation, I do now, in the most solemn manner, 
pledge my honor as an Odd Fellow, and my honor as a 
man. 

[Seats Encampment.] 

Grand Patriarch. ( Continuing.) Grand Junior War- 
den; you will invest the Chief Patriarch in the regalia 
of his office. 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Patriarch, I invest you with this collar and jewel, the 
regalia of your office, 

Grand Patriarch. Chief Patriarch, you will be seat- 
ed at my left. 

[Being seated, the ceremony continues as follows :] 

Grand Patriarch, Grand Junior Warden; you will 
present the other Officers elect to the Grand High 
Priest for the necessary obligation. 

[Note. At the time of the presentation of these officers to the 
Grand High Priest for O. B., they shall advance two paces toward 
that officer, in line, and remain in that position until presented by the 
Grand Junior Warden at their station, where each shall be invested 
with the regalia of office, and charged by the Grand Officer. ] 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand High Priest; I am 
directed by the Grand Patriarch to present these 
Officers elect to you for obligation. 

Grand High Priest. Officers elect; {Grand Patri- 
arch calls up Encampment) you will place your right 



SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. 23 

hand on your left breast, say I, pronounce your name, 
and repeat after me: 

I , in the presence of these brethren 

of the Order of Odd Fellows, and with a full knowl- 
edge of the solemnity of the obligation I am now tak- 
ing, do sincerely promise, declare, and say, that I will 
faithfully perform the duties incumbent on me, in the 
office into which I am about to be installed; that I 
will not knowingly wrong a brother, this Encampment, 
the Grand Encampment of this jurisdiction, nor the 
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, in any manner whatever. I will strictly 
conform to the Constitution and By-laws of this En- 
campment; familiarize myself with the work, so as to 
promptly and efficiently perform the same. And I do 
further promise, that I will not add to, or take from, 
nor omit any portion of such work, or that which my 
office requires me to do, or to perform, or allow, per- 
mit, or cause any other person so to do, if in my 
power to prevent it. I furthermore promise, that the 
solemnities of the ceremonies of Patriarchal Odd Fel- 
lowship shall be conscientiously observed by me. and 
that at the end of my term of office, either by termi- 
nation, resignation, or expulsion, I will surrender it, 
and all that to it pertains, to my successor; and will 
perform such other duties in my office as the Chief 
Patriarch, and the good of the Order may require 
of me. All this I promise to fulfill, without any 
reservation whatever, and on my sacred honor as 
an Odd Fellow, and a Patriarch of the Royal Purple 
Degree. 



24 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

[Seats Encampment,] 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
conduct the High Priest elect to his station for in- 
stallation. 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand High Priest; I pre- 
sent to you the High Priest elect. 

Grand High Priest. Grand Junior Warden; you 
will invest the High Priest elect in the regalia of his 
office. 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
High Priest, I invest you with this collar and jewel, 
the regalia of your office. 

Grand High Priest. My brother, your duties are 
solemn and most interesting. The High Priests of old 
were important personages in the government of the 
people. They were men learned in the laws, and gave 
instruction to the uninformed. They were active, pru- 
dent, and faithful. You assume a like position at this 
time. I am satisfied you need no admonition to faith- 
fully discharge the requirements of your office. You 
have no doubt been selected and chosen for this exalt- 
ed position because of the good and honorable charac- 
ter you bear among your brethren, as well as for your 
ability. Your office requires you to exemplify the un- 
paralleled faith Abraham had in the command of God. 
We feel you will bring to this work a dignity and 
solemnity commensurate therewith, and thus make 
the impression on him who typifies Isaac, as a lesson 



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chiseled deeply in gold. "Act well your part; 
there all the honor lies ! :7 You will now take charge 
of your official station. 



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Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
conduct the Senior Warden elect to his station for in- 
stallation. 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand Senior Warden; I 
present to you the Senior Warden elect. 

Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden; you 
will invest the Senior Warden elect in the regalia of 
his office. 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Senior Warden, I invest you with this collar and jewel, 
the regalia of your office. 

Grand Senior Warden. Patriarch; I present you this 
crook, the symbol of your office. As Senior Warden 
of this Encampment, you are taking upon yourself at 
this time a position of great distinction. You are no 
doubt familiar with the important duties of the office 
you have accepted; but I would call your attention to 
the necessity of your not only assisting the Chief 
Patriarch in the affairs of his office, but of fully 
acquainting yourself therewith; as it is your duty, 
when he is absent, to preside in his stead and perform 
all the duties he has obligated himself to do. Your 
prompt attendance is therefore necessary for the dis- 
patch of business. And be admonished that, as you 
hope for further advancement in this Encampment, a 



26 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

due observance of the requirements of your office will 
not only advance the interests of the Encampment, 
but your own. Be prompt, be vigilant, be zealous in 
the discharge of your obligations. You will now take 
your chair. 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you w T ill 
conduct the Recording Scribe elect to his station for 
installation. 

Grand Junior Warden, Grand Scribe ; I present to 
you the Recording Scribe elect. 

Grand Scribe. Grand Junior Warden; you will in- 
vest the Recording Scribe elect in the regalia of his 
office. 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Scribe, I invest you with this collar and jewel, the regalia 
of your office. 

Grand Scribe. Patriarch, your election as Record- 
ing Scribe of this Encampment is ratified, and I do 
proclaim it. It is your duty to keep a true and faithful 
record of the proceedings of every Encampment meet- 
ing, fully and impartially, and under no circumstances 
should you allow any personal prejudices to find their 
way into the record book. Punctuality, neatness, 
and correctness should characterize the performance 
of your duties. Be diligent in the discharge thereof. 
(* You are to receive all moneys belonging to the En- 
campment, Whether from members or otherwise, pay- 
ing the same at once to the Treasurer, taking his 



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receipt therefor. You must keep your accounts be- 
tween the members and the Encampment accurately, 
your books duly posted and ready for examination at 
all times.) The seal of the Encampment is in your 
official keeping, which, together with the book of 
records, you will take possession of, and be ready to 
at once engage in the work of your office, which you 
will now assume. * (If the Encampment shall elect but 
one Scribe, the charge shall continue with part inclosed in 
parenthesis.) 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
conduct the Financial Scribe elect to his station for in- 
stallation. 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand Scribe ; I present to 
you the Financial Scribe elect. 

Grand Scribe. Grand Junior Warden; you will in- 
vest the Financial Scribe elect in the regalia of his 
office. 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Scribe, I invest you with this collar and jewel, the 
regalia of your office. 

Grand Scribe. Patriarch, I congratulate you in pos- 
sessing the confidence and esteem which your brethren 
have expressed for you, by your election as Financial 
Scribe of this Encampment, Be careful to keep ac- 
curate accounts between the Encampment and its 
members, justly and truly, without fear or partiality; 
as by precision and fidelity you will deserve, and can 



28 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

not fail to receive, the confidence and esteem of your 
brethren, thus preventing contention and doubt in re- 
gard to the finances of the Encampment. You will 
receive and pay over to the Treasurer all moneys 
which you may have received for the Encampment, 
whether from members or otherwise, taking his re- 
ceipt therefor. I present you with the books of the 
office, and you will now enter upon its duties. 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
conduct the Treasurer elect to his station for installa- 
tion. 

Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer; I present 
to you the Treasurer elect. 

Grand Treasurer. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
invest the Treasurer elect in the regalia of his office. 

Grandj Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Treasurer, I invest you with this collar and jewel, the 
regalia of your office. 

Grand Treasurer. Patriarch, you have been elect- 
ed and obligated as Treasurer of this Encampment, 
&nd as such I now proclaim you. You are to receive 
from the (Financial) Scribe all moneys paid to him on 
account of this Encampment, giving him a receipt 
therefor, and keep a true account of the same ; and 
you will pay out these moneys according to the order 
of the Chief Patriarch approved by the Encampment, 
or otherwise dispose of them as the By-Laws of your 
Encampment may provide. The office which you have 



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accepted is a most responsible one ; but the confidence 
your brethren have expressed for you by electing you 
thereto, leaves no doubt in our minds but that you will 
prove faithful to the trust reposed in you. You will 
take the Constitution and By-Laws of your Encamp- 
ment for your guide, keep your accounts duly and cor- 
rectly posted, so they will pass the scrutiny of the 
most vigilant eye at all times. You will now take 
charge of the books and property belonging to your 
office, and proceed in the discharge of its require- 
ments. 

Grand Patriarch. Grand Junior Warden; you will 
invest the Junior Warden elect in the regalia of his 
office. 

[Grand Junior Warden conducts the Junior Warden to his station.] 

Grand Junior Warden. By command of the Grand 
Patriarch, I invest you with this collar and jewel, the 
regalia of your office. This Crook [presenting it) is 
the symbol of your office, and you should bear it with 
you while in the discharge of your official duties. It 
is your duty to see that the several officers are at their 
stations, the Encampment duly organized, and you 
are to require of every one present at the opening of 
the Encampment both the Check P. W. and the 
P. W. of the Royal Purple Degree. You will receive 
and present candidates for the degrees, obtaining such 
assistance as may be necessary. You will, also, have 
charge of the regalia and paraphernalia, unless other- 
wise provided. Your prompt and regular attendance 



30 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

at Encampment meetings is therefore highly essential; 
and however arduous maybe the duties required of you 
to perform, we have too much confidence in your zeal 
to suppose that any of them will be- neglected. You 
will take your station. 

Grand Patriarch. Chief Patriarch, you will an- 
nounce the appointed officers for the. ensuing term. 

Chief Patriarch. Patriarch , you are ap- 
pointed Outside Sentinel of this Encampment; Patri- 
arch , you are appointed Inside Sentinel; Patri- 
arch , you are appointed Guide; Patriarch 

, you are appointed 1st Watch; Patriarch 

, 2d Watch; Patriarch , 3d Watch; 

Patriarch , 4th Watch; Patriarchs and 

, the High Priest has selected you as Guards of 

his Tent. 

[The Grand Patriarch shall install the appointed officers. J 

[Diagram ion floor-work during the installation of appointedofficers: 
As the several officers are appointed by the C. P., they will take 
position in front of his chair, as shown in the following 

DIAGRAM IY. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarch , you hav- 
ing been appointed Outside Sentinel of this Encamp- 
ment, I therefore present you with the emblem of your 
office [presenting a sword^\, and proclaim you duly in- 
stalled. You have charge of the ante-room and outer 
door; admit no Patriarch without the Check Password 
of the term (except it be a Patriarch with a card), un- 



DIAGRAM IV. 





G. T. • • 0. S. 
G. T. • • I. S. 

• 
G. 

• • • • 

IstW. 2dW. 3dW. 4th W. 




• 




to 






• 


# 






/. \« .\ 



The 0ut?ide Sentinel and Inside Sentinel should appear with belt and 
scabbard, and as each is installed, should step in front of Grand Patriarch. 
Being ordered to station should salute Grand Patriarch, face to the right, and 
by forward and "file right," pass down the room to their several positions. 

The Guide in assuming station should /orioard, then by file right reach his 
chair. 

The 1st Watch and 2d Watch should for ward; 1st Watch halt till 2d Watch, 
by file right, is in front of his position, then both simultaneously take their 
chairs. 

The 3d Watch and 4th Watch make a left (or right) wheel, half around, 
and reach their chairs by similar movements. 

The Guards of Tent wheel to the right, and assume their stations by the 
same movements. 

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less directed try the Chief Patriarch. You will take 
your post. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarch , you hav- 
ing been appointed Inside Sentinel of this Encamp- 
ment, I therefore present you with the emblem of your 
offic? [presenting a sword], and proclaim you duly in- 
stalled. It will be your duty to secure the entrance 
to the Encampment, vigilantly to protect it against un- 
lawful intrusion, and faithfully support the Chief Pa- 
triarch by the performance of his commands. Your 
own sense of the importance of your station will ad- 
monish you of the necessity of early and constant at- 
tendance. You will take your post. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarch , you hav- 
ing been appointed to the office of Guide to this En- 
campment, I hereby proclaim you duly installed. The 
importance of the duties you have to perform makes 
it necessary you should become proficient in their dis- 
charge. I have full confidence in your capacity and 
devotion, and I hope you will prove yourself worthy 
by safely conducting pilgrims committed to your 
charge. You will take your station. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarch you have 

been appointed First Watch; Patriarch , 

you have been appointed Second Watch: Patriarch 

you have been appointed Third Watch; 

Patriarch , you have been appointed 

Fourth Watch. Each of you, brethren, will discharge 
the duties of your several offices according to your 
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34 INSTALLATION CEREMONY, 

respective charges; taking care to make yourselves 
familiar with the work, thereby rendering your own 
task easy, and relieving the Encampment from impedi- 
ment and delay in its operations. You will now take 
your posts. 

Grand Patriarch. Patriarchs , and , 

the High Priest having selected you as the Guards of 
his Tent, I hereby proclaim you duly installed; you 
will take your posts accordingly. 

Grand Patriarch. Chief Patriarch; I present you 
this crook, the symbol of your authority. You 
are now placed in full charge of this Encampment, and 
may Heaven bless and prosper you in every right- 
eous effort, and may they be crowned with the 
choicest and richest results! {The Chief Patriarch 
takes his chair.) Grand Junior Warden; you will 
make proclamation of our doings. 

Grand Junior Warden. [Standing in front of the 
Chief Patriarch.) By command of the Grand Patri- 
arch I proclaim the officers of Encampment, 

No. . . ., under the jurisdiction of the Grand Encamp- 
ment of to be duly and regularly installed, for 

and during the current term, and until the installation 
of their successors. Of this our proclamation let all 
take notice. {The Patriarchs will respond — It is so 
done.) 

Grand Patriarch. Officers; the recollections of a 
well-spent life, of duty done, of conscientious perform- 



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ance of all work intrusted to you, next to the hope of 
a blessed immortality, will be found the great solace in 
that dark hour when your feet touch the cold waters 
of death !' Oar Order has been the means whereby 
many a man has received his first practical, Christian 
lesson. To each of you is now intrusted the teaching 
of some of the most beautiful lessons drawn from Holy 
Writ. As your mind has been enlightened, so should 
3^011 enlighten him who seeks to become one with you. 
It is the education and instruction he shall receive from 
j t ou, separately and collectively, which will determine 
him as a valuable addition to our ranks. ;i Just as the 
twig is bent, the tree's inclined, 77 and it should be 
your endeavor to so teach the lessons of our Order 
as to yield an abundant harvest for good. Strive 
to make each new acquisition to your ranks — to our 
vast army of Odd Fellows — feel, as you take him by 
the hand and he looks you in the face, that you are, 
in all the force of its deep meaning, a brother ! Do 
no act which shall ever hereafter cause a blush of 
shame and confusion to mantle your cheek, or leave a 
sting of remorse or regret in your hearts. 

[After any remarks which may have been made by the Grand 
Officers, the Grand Junior Warden, taking a position to the left of the 
Chief Patriarch, and to one side of the center of the Encampment- 
room, will announce :] 

Grand Junior Warden. Chief Patriarch; the Grand 
Officers having performed the duties for which they 
are officially present, are about to retire. 

[The Grand Officers will form in the same order as after entering, 



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address the Chief Patriarch, receive the Honors, re-form in twa 
ranks — the Junior Warden of the Encampment joining in es- 
corting them to the ante-room, the Guards of the Tent falling in at 
the rear as before. These Subordinate Encampment officers shall at 
once re-enter and take their stations, and the Chief Patriarch will re- 
sume the business of the Encampment. J®* 1 If in public, Addressing* 
the Chief Patriarch and Honors will be omitted.] 



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